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Torsten Bell vs Alan Gemmell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 0 different votes 338 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
45 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
45 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
45 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
Participation
80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 195 of 649
410
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
575 eligible divisions
226
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.6 % of votes cast
184
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
219
47.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
Appearances
50
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
340
+201.4 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Contributions
58
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£152,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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